Bonkers Britain

[Ashy]

Politicians pay themselves a lot of our money and it attracts the wrong people. Even councillors get paid these days. The european union pays astronomical money and that is (imho) why some politicians are in favour of membership. 

Against that we have the concept of departmental budgets. If they don't spend their entire allocation. next year they get less, so there is no incentive to save money, in fact their incentive is to overspend, and at this time of the year, if there is anything left over, they waste it. 

[Raven]

My Grandad was on the Perth Town Council back in the 50s. None of them were paid, and they all had their day jobs.